Congratulations! LV Revanth is the winner of Indian Idol 9

New Delhi: Visakhapatnam-based LV Revanth was today announced as the winner of Indian Idol Season 9 by none other than the cricketing legend, Sachin Tendulkar. Social media was abuzz over the master blaster's debut on small screen.

While the first runners-up was Khuda Baksh, the second runners-up was PVNS Rohit. The season finale witnessed three contestants - LV Revanth Kumar, Khuda Baksh and PVNS Rohit battle it out to win the title of Indian Idol.

Along with the title, the winner was awarded a prize money of Rs 25 lakh, Mahindra KUV100 and also a singing contract with Sony Music.

While Khuda Baksh hails from Punjab, both LV Revanth and PVNS Rohit belong to the state of Andhra Pradesh. All the three finalists are versatile singers and have won many a hearts with their amazing performances on the show.

The grand finale overall was a fun-filled affair with Sunil Grover making a comeback on TV as Dr. Mashoor Gulati and Rinku Bhabhi. As usual, Sunil's acts were hilarious and he also sang the modified version of his recent number called Mere Judges Mujhko Piyaar Nahi Karte.

The original version was called Mere Husband Mujhko Piyar Nahi Karte. Also joining him was his TKSS co-star Sugandha Mishra. The finale also saw the team of Sabse Bada Kalakaar including the talented judges--Raveena Tandon, Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani.

The climax of Indian Idol grand finale couldn't be better with cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar making his television debut. He was there to promote his newly launched app 100 MB. And of course, he was the one who announced LV Revanth's name as the winner of the singing reality show.

Overall, full marks to the season finale of the singing reality show, that did not have a single dull moment. Do we need to mention, we didn't miss Kapil at all today? (TKSS didn't air today because of the extended Indian Idol grand premiere).